Compassion Focused Therapist and Cognitive Behavioural Therapist: Steven Timmins

Steven Timmins website blurb 12 June 2025

I’m an accredited cognitive behavioural therapist (CBT). I also work a lot from compassion focused therapy (CFT) for which I have considerable further training and to a lesser extent acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).Steven Timmins website blurb 12 June 2025

I draw on a combination of these approaches to offer therapy consistent with evidence in psychology and professional guidelines about effective treatment.

I work very much within a compassionate approach and support clients to develop compassion for themselves and their difficulties. I believe it is fundamentally this compassion that allows people to engage with their problems/ distress in helpful ways. People are very often critical of themselves for their problems/distress with an overriding feeling there is something fundamentally wrong with them that needs to be fixed.

I have worked as an independent therapist for the last 6 years. Prior to this I worked for the NHS in primary care, community and in-patient psychology teams. I’ve also held minor research roles around CBT for bipolar and psychiatric liaison.

I hold a degree in psychology and a post graduate diploma in cognitive behavioural therapy which accredits me with the BABCP. I also have considerable further training, supervision and personal development as a therapist related to compassion focused therapy (CFT) and to a lesser extent acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).

Fees

£90 for a 50-minute session.

Contact:

steventimmins5937@hotmail.com

Humanistic Integrative Therapist: Irina Iosub MBACP DipHIC LL.M (She/her)

Irina Iosub January 2023

You may be capable and outwardly managing well, yet privately carrying anxiety, pressure, difficulty to hold boundaries or relationship strain that feels harder to contain. Perhaps you overthink, set high standards for yourself, or struggle to switch off. You may be used to coping alone while feeling increasingly depleted beneath the surface and quietly wondering whether this is all there is, or if life could feel fuller, more meaningful, more your own.Irina Iosub January 2023

I offer relational, Humanistic Integrative counselling in central Bristol and online. My work provides a confidential, grounded space where you can slow down, think clearly and understand the patterns shaping your inner life and relationships.

Beyond ‘therapy talk’ and quick psychological explanations, my approach focuses on something deeper: staying with your experience, especially where it feels difficult, so that understanding unfolds in a way that genuinely belongs to you. In a world that often feels driven by performance and digital noise, real healing still happens between two humans- through emotional presence and authentic connection. Meaningful change often comes not from working harder on yourself, but from understanding yourself more deeply.

At the centre of my practice is the therapeutic relationship itself. Research consistently shows that the quality of this relationship is one of the strongest predictors of lasting change.

If you are looking for counselling that combines depth, emotional presence and genuine human connection, I invite you to get in touch for an initial conversation.

Professional Background & Approach

I am a qualified counsellor (Level 6 equivalent), trained at the Bath Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy and registered with the BACP. I am also a recognised healthcare provider for WPA.

My practice is informed by additional training in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (Oxford Mindfulness Foundation), as well as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Exposure & Response Prevention for anxiety. I also continue to develop my work through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), integrating evidence-based thinking in a way that supports relational depth rather than replacing it. My ongoing professional development includes engaging deeply with Esther Perel’s work on intimacy and infidelity, alongside a continued exploration of how relationships shape our inner worlds.

I have worked extensively with individuals navigating anxiety, high-functioning distress, relational rupture, shame, loss, identity, boundaries difficulties and experiences of feeling unseen.

Before becoming a therapist, I trained in law, completing both an undergraduate degree and a Master of Laws (LL.M). This background has influenced the way I approach therapy- with clarity, strong commitment to ethical practice and respect for the complexity of each person’s story.

Fees

Sessions last for 50 minutes and cost £60

I offer a free 30 min online initial consultation.

I work with individual adult clients (18+ years) and offer long- and short-term therapy sessions.

Contact

If you would like to find out more and arrange an initial appointment with me, please feel free to contact me at irina@irinacounselling.co.uk or visit my website www.irinacounselling.co.uk

I will be pleased to offer you a free 30-minute introductory online session to discuss what brings you to therapy or answer any questions you might have. That will give both of us a sense of the prospect of working together.